still (continuing); as ever; further
throughout; all through; right through
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
admiration; being impressed (by)
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
take (e.g. in film-making)
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to get tired out; to be exhausted
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to jar; to creak; to grate
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
threshold; breaking point
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that